CLASSIC PUGILISM.
HOMER WAS THE FORERUNNER OF
THE MODERN REPORTER.
Hww th Grant Kpie Pot Describe
-Sltlnwln" Match Knm of ft l Copy"
Would n llrjri'tcil by tlio Averngn
Sporting Eilltor nin WrMtllng Bonta.
TVfr rrnn n tltnf IWwwn S.000 nn
8,000 years bko when It wm ns well
worth while, for a man to be a champion
pugilist as it is now. Such a mnn wns
then appreciated nt his full ralne, even
taking as the measure of that value his
own opinion of himself. Ho who conld
meet all comers at the Olympian games
ceased thereafter to 1 an ordinary mor
tal. The government supported him for
life, he was exempt from taxes, he had
a free pass to all public entertainments,
his name was engraved on marhle tab
lets and his statue was erected in the
sacred grove of Elis, beside the gold and
ivory Jnpiter of Phidias. The games
themselves in which he had won honor
formed epochs in history, by reference
to which the dates of other events were
fixed.
Homer, in describing the games held
by Achilles at the funeral of his friend,
Patroclns, tells how the hero pnt p as
"priiies of the violent boxing match" a
valuuble mnle, warranted sonnd, for the
victor and for the vanquished a two
handled cup. It was to be a free to all,
go-as-you-please fight, and from all that
appears no betting was nllowed.
Homer continues: "Forthwith arose
a man great and valiant and skilled in
boxing, Eiieos, son of Pnnopens, ami
laid his hand on the sturdy mnle and
said aloud: 'Let any ono come and take
the two handled cup, bnt the mnle I say
none other of the Achaians shall take
for victory with his fists, for I claim to
be the best man here. I will utterly
bruise mine adversary's flesh and break
his bones; so let liia friends abide to
gether here and bear him forth when
vanquished by my hands.' "
Our modern gladiator has publicly
voiced practically the same sentiment,
thns: "I am John L. Sullivan and I can
lick any man in this crowd."
The poet goes on: "Alone arose against
him Euryalus, a godlike man, son of
King Mecisteus. Tydides, fainnns with
the spear, made ready Enryalus for the
fight, cheering him with speech and
greatly deBired for him victory. And
first he cast about him a girdle, and
next gave him the well cnt thongs of
the hide of an ox of the field, and the
two boxers, being girt, went into the
midst of the ring, and both, lifting np
their stalwart hands, fell to, and their
hands joined battle grievously. Then
was there terrible grinding of teeth, and
sweat flowed from all their limlw. And
noble Epeoa came on, and, as the other
Spied for an opening, smote him on the
cheek, nor could he longer stand, for his
fair limbs failed straightway nnder him.
And as when beneath the north wind's
ripple a fish leapeth on a tangle covered
beach, and then the black wave hideth
it, so leaped np Enryalus at that blow.
But great hearted Epeos took him in his
hands and set him upright and his dear
comrades stood around him and bore
him from the ring with trailing feet,
pitting ont clotted blood, drooping his
head awTv. and thev set liim rlrnvn in liia
swoon among them and themselves went
back and fetched the two handled cup."
Euryalus was knocked ont in one
round. Such a description of the similar
New Orleans contest would perhaps
serve people better than the elaborate
work of art which was prepared for
them. The poet does not descend to de
tailshe does not give information
enough. But then perhaps Homer does
not aim to give information merely. He
seeks rather to present a picture, and
the picture is there.
It will be noticed that there were no
"clinches" in this struggle, but it is
otherwise in the next game which the
greatest of epic bards goes on to de
scribe. Achilles offers a tripod for uso
before the fire as a prize for the winner
in tho "grievons wrestling match," and,
speaking to the assembled Greeks,
opens the contest with these words,
"Rioe all who would enter this combat."
"Thereupon arose great Ajax, son of
Telamon, and Odysseus, of many wiles,
the crafty minded. And the two being
girt went into the midst of the ring and
clasped each oiner in their arms with
mighty hands like gable rafters of a
lofty house which some famed crafts
man joineth, that ho may baffle, the
wind's force. And their backs creaked,
gripped firmly nnder the vigorous hands,
and sweat ran down in streams, and
tnany weals along their ribs and shoul
ders sprang np red with blood, while
ever they strove amain for viotory, to
win the wrought tripod."
After this sort of thing hod gone on
for awhile it "began to irk the well
greaved Achaians" i e., it made the
crowd tired. To settle matters, Ajax,
by agreement, first lifts Odysseus and
tries to throw him, but he "struck deft
ly from behind the hollow of Alas' knee
land loosed his limbs and threw him
SJpwn backward, and Odysseus fell upon
bis chest, and the people stared and
pondered. Then in his turn much en
during, noble Odysseus tried to lift, and
moved him a little from the ground, but
could not lift him, so he crooked his
knee within the other's, and both fell on
the grpnnd near to each other and were
soiled with dust."
- Then Achilles interferes. "Victory is
srith both," he said, "Take equal prizes
and depart that other Achaians may
. contend." Ia modern parlanoe, they
fought to a draw. There was no "kick
big" against the referee's decision. The
oombatanta "wiped the dust from them
and put their doublets on." The de
scription is poetical not practical. It
baa been admired and lauded by all the
. world for 8,000 years or more, yet if it
Was sent to the average American Bewa
il pe editor as an account of an actual
, occurrence for publication in the sport
ing columns it would be rejected with
loorn, iTW York World.
'SAILOR'8 BURIAL.
Am I mpreMklv Hnrvlro at flfa on Board a
Man-of-war Whm a Hramn Dion.
When maritime Jack dies ho is buried
without much nndne ceremony. A brief
prayer, a Shotted hammock, the lee rail,
and all if over. But on board a ship-of-war
a sailor's funeral is pathetio in its
dignified simplicity. No muster of the
fhip's company is, naturally, so sad as
this, and .you can see it on the faces of
nil when tho subdued shrilllnir of the
bo'sw'n's "whistle is followed by the long
drawn ont anil modulated call of "All
hands bury the dead!"
The Hen como aft quietly and take
their allotrd stations. To leeward, if it
be at sea, or upon the port side of the
quarter deck, if not in port, the seaninn
hre ranged in the front rank; behind
thein are the ordinary t'amen and in
the rear of lxith the apprentices and tho
landsmen. In the gangway forwnrd of
the mainmast on snch ships ns still have
ail power senior petty officers stand nt
attention. Around the cofllu, folded in
the jack or national ensign, are grouped
the pallliearers, selected usually from
the dead man's mess or gun division,
and close at band, resting on arms, the
marine guard is paraded. Nearest the
coffin are the chaplain and the captain,
and then in ordi-r of their rank stretch
aft the other officers of the ship.
The ensign at the peak or staff flutters
tremblingly at half mast, and from over
head the yard and stay tackles swing
lar-ily, ready to lift the coffin ontlmard.
"When the weather permits the way of
the ship is s'opped, and, it may be, little
flickers of idling steam curl upward and
to leeward like incense, and tho wind in
the backed and fretting topsails mur
murs a dirge. The order to "uncover"
is passed gently, and while the lieauti
ful words of the burial service are Iwing
read tho hush of tho living is accen
tuated by the low accnmpnnimentsof sea
sounds by tho rumple of eager waters
eddying sternward, and by the surging
of the breeze in the hollows of tho can
vas and through the rigging and gear.
When the closing prayer is said, the
last blessing given, the tackles are
manned, tho coffin is stripped of its flags
and slnng in straps, and slowly, rever
ently is hoisted above the rail and clear
of the ship until it is poised over the bil
lows. The marines load, aim, fire, in
all three volleys, that awaken rattling
echoes in the hidden spaces of the ship:
the bugle sounds "taps" tenderly and
sweetly, with a newer meaning of sleep
and rest; the coffin swings further out
and is lowered gently until the foam
and spoondrift moisten it; the tackles
are detached with sudden jerk, and in
an instant the weighted box shoots
downward, bedded in foam and bubbles,
and all is over until the sea gives np the
dead.
In a little while the cheery whistles
trill ouHt call to duty; the half masted
ensign climlis to the dasher block; the
ship is brought to her course, and dazedly
the men take up the wearying routine
of the lives so sadly broken. An un
usual quiet rests upon the vessel and
around the mess tables, but in the groups
gathered to smoke during the supper
hour and after the hammocks are piped
down the virtues those heroic and
honest sea virtues of the dead sailor are
recalled, and with a tenderness born of
a comradeship closer than any other
men except soldiers may know. New
York Tablet.
The Wearing of Amaloti.
Who wore the first amulet it would be
impossible to say, but the adoption of a
talisman to ward off evil is of very
ancient origin.
Phylacteries, the Greek word for amu
lets, were worn by the Israelites, to
which allusion is made in the Scriptures.
These phylacteries were narrow strips
of parchment on which were written
passages from the Old Testament. A
strip was placed in a small leathern box
and bound to the left elbow by a narrow
strap. There was a smaller phylactery
for the forehead, the box for which was
about an inch square.
The word amulet is of Arabic origin,
and implies a thing suspended. Amulets
V7ere of various kinds. The moonstone
found in the desert of Arabia was worn
as a talisman against enchantment by
the women, who suspended it around
the neck. It was a white, transparent
stone, the time for searching for it being
midnight. Detroit Free Press.
An Vnkiionn Wild Animal.
Deer isle is disturbed greatly about an
unknown wild animal which, it is
claimed, has been around there several
years. He has been seen by quite a
number of persons at twilight or in the
evening, and once or twice has been seen
in the daytime, and is described as being
abont the size of a large dog, and some
what resembling both a dog and a cat,
having a catlike head and tail, the tail be
ing long and the ears short. He has a
most peculiar cry, something between a
snarl and a growl, and persists in fol
lowing people along the road, especially
in the evening. It does not molest any
one, neither can it be frightened off, but
will follow one along, keeping in the
woods near the road and occasionally
making it peculiar call. A few people
think it to be a lynx which, in some
manner, reached the island from the
mainland on some ice. Bangor (Me.)
Commercial.
Interesting London Signs.
On the celebrated Bow church, which
elbows its way into busy Cheapside,
there is this notice, rather more curtly
put than is the custom here, "Stick no
bills on this church."
Over a shop in a town a few miles out
of London I read, "The private part of
this bouse to let."
The possibilities of a barber's life in
the world's metropolis are suggested
by the following, which made a brave
showing in a barber's shop a few steps
out of High Holborn (the lost word being
pronounced, by the way, with the first
"o" long, and as though there were no
"1" in it Ho-burn): "Hair cutting, 6d.;
shampooing, ttd.; shaving, 8d. cleaning
and scraping teeth, 0d. hats blocked,
td. Double churge for ladies." London
Cor. New York Tribune.
Bojrlo Itneho's Famous "Bulls."
Sir Boyle Roche, too, whose bulls made
him famous, on one occasion assured a
wonder stricken body of voters that, if
elected, he would put a stop to smug
gling practices in the Shannon by "hav
ing two frigates stationed on the oppo
site points at the mouth of the river, and
there they should remain fixed, with
strict orders not to stir, and so, by cruis
ing and cruising about, they would be
able to intercept everything that should
attempt to pass between them."
Another time, when on the hustings,
he observed, "England, it must be al
lowed, is the mother country, and there
fore 1 would advise them (England and
Ireland) to live in filial affection together
like sisters, as they are and ought to
be." This was only equaled by his
when opM)sing his nntiininisterial mo
tion wishing tho snid motion "was at
the Imttom of the bottomless pit."
London Standard.
Clvrrjoyfd.
Travers Strange what different emo
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was down to tho races, and in the excite
ment my tailor, who happened to be
there, actually came np nnd threw his
arms aronnd my neck.
Dnshnway 1 suppose he had picked a
winner, hadn't he?
Travers No, but he saw that I had.
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